month : 12/2018 53 results

Roma Movie Review

It’s pace is deliberate and gradual and it slowly pulls you in. It relies on your patience and love of realistic story telling. Based on Cuarón's own personal experience of growing up in a middle class household with a live-in housekeeper, it will make you care about this family unit and it will break your heart.   //   Things in this Mexican household unfold at a leisurely pace, a lot like things do in real life, and it is left up to you to form your own opinions ...

Cross-mending Exhibition is now open at Outer Space!

The term ‘cross-mending’ refers to the archaeological process of piecing together fragments of objects that have been dispersed across a site. Through crossmending, archaeologists can uncover information not only about the fragmented object, but about the history of a specific site. The exhibition takes ‘crossmending’ as its title to describe how we make meaning from the past; what we inherit and learn from those who have gone before us; how we honour and celebrate them; and how ...

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Movie Review

She is outstanding as is her co-star Richard E. Grant who stars as her flamboyant drinking buddy and partner in crime, Jack Hock. Israel was a once successful writer that had fallen on hard times and turns to a life of crime forging letters from famous people.   //   By all accounts, the real Lee Israel was a difficult and rather unpleasant person and McCarthy gets those nuances just right. She plays her with just the right amount of grit but keeps her from becoming a ...

Murder-mystery, frocks & delicious treats – Brisbane’s immersive xmas Cluedo! game

Cluedo, the adored murder-mystery board game, comes to life for an immersive evening of twists, turns, melodrama and bloody execution on December 8 where audience guests are called upon to collect the clues and solve the crime.   //   The scene of the scandal is Fortitude Valley heritage gem Baedeker Wine Bar, the suspects a cohort of lavishly-costumed characters and aiding Doctor Black’s investigation is an intrepid group of dinner guests. Cluedo! The Interactive ...

Watch the all new trailer for Cold Pursuit starring Liam Neeson!

Quiet family man and hard-working snowplow driver Nels is the lifeblood of a glitzy resort town in the Rocky Mountains because he is the one who keeps the winter roads clear. He and his wife live in a comfortable cabin away from the tourists. The town has just awarded him “Citizen of the Year.” But Nels has to leave his quiet mountain life when his son is murdered by a powerful drug lord.   //   As a man who has nothing to lose he is stoked by a drive for vengeance. ...

Special theatrical presentation of ROMA this Friday at Dendy Cooparoo

The most personal project to date from director and writer Alfonso Cuarón, ROMA chronicles a turbulent year in the lives of a middle-class family in 1970s Mexico City. Cuarón, inspired by the women from his childhood, delivers an artful ode to the matriarchy that shaped his world. A vivid portrayal of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil, ROMA follows a young domestic worker Cleo from Mixteco heritage descent and her co-worker Adela, also Mixteca, who work for ...

Win a double pass to see Vice starring Christian Bale as US Vice President Dick Cheney!

Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay (The Big Short) brings his trademark wit to the true story of US Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice. George W. Bush (Rockwell) wins the 2000 election, but it’s Cheney (Bale) who quietly takes charge, wielding his newfound power as vice president to reshape the country and the world – with lasting consequences.   //   Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell are at the top of their game, delivering hilarious, ...

Friday Nights at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Bella Gaia is a poetical musical journey around planet Earth, blending NASA science visualisations with cultural scenes from ancient Egypt to modern cities. It explores the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem, and simulates the new perspectives gained by orbiting astronauts.   //   Come along for a unique Friday night at the Planetarium. Duration: approximately 45 minutes, inclusive of night sky tour. For more information about the Sir Thomas ...

Watch the all new trailer for Toy Story 4 – in cinemas June 2019!

But Forky insists that he is NOT a toy! An actual spork-turned-craft-project, Forky is pretty sure that he doesn’t belong in Bonnie’s room. Unfortunately, every time he tries to get away, someone yanks him back into an adventure he’d rather skip. “The world of Toy Story is built upon the idea that everything in the world has a purpose,” said Cooley. “A toy’s purpose is to be there for its child. But what about toys that are made out of other objects? Forky is a toy that Bonnie ...

Cult movie star Greg Sestero is coming to Brisbane for the premiere of Best F(r)iends: Volume Two!

After sellout Brisbane screenings of BEST F(R)IENDS Volume One earlier in the year, cult movie star Greg Sestero returns for this special movie event, and to screen Volume Two of his latest film. Star of Tommy Wiseau's infamous cult movie The Room, Greg Sestero is the best-selling author of The Disaster Artist, his biographical account of working on The Room as a struggling actor in Hollywood. His book was recently adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring James Franco. Greg Sestero ...